Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-09
MARkEr QUOTATIONS.

SEATTLE, Feb. 6.-Priees still have an
upward tendency, the most noticeable
article being oats. Only abeut three
small lots Of eats are reported Is being
held still By the growers in the lower
Sound country. Wholesale offers on the
ground are placed at $50 Per ton. Deal
ere here state that they would rather
sell osts BY the sack than By the ton, 90
| scarce have they become in this market
Oats are iobbing in this market at IS
per ton, and soon supplies will have 10
be drawn from Oregon and California.
Retail prices rule from $50 10 &C. pei
/ GENITAL.
hOPS.-Qnotstiens Of hops are the
most difficult ones TO rep0rt satisfac-
| toriiy Of any IN the market. Yesterday
We reported that farmer @. NJ. Van
Doren had standing offer of % cents
per pound for bis entire crop. A buyer
very promptly paid visit to this office
and produced q signed Communication
from which Il became evident that Mr..
Van DoFen had sold his crop for 20 cents
Ter pound. The same buyer produced
evidence that the Pierce County man
Who was reported 10 have contracted
for 10000 pounds per year for five years
was o. W. kIncaid, and that the con
tract stipulated that Mr.. KincAid was to
pay the freight and commissions. which
would net him about Is cents per pound.
HE contract called for 1000 pounds pr
year instead Of 10000 as at first reported.
Under the circumstances the only quo
tation stat osn be given today is 20
cents per pound.
POTATOES = Supplies scarce and
prices advancing. Wholesale prices
quoted at $25G27 50.
HAY-JobblDg at $l7 per ton and re-
tail at 81 psr hundred weight or $50 psE
ton.
wHEAT-WholesAIe, $50 per ton; re-
tail. Si.75 per GENITAL.
CORN-Orushed OF whole, wholesale,
So per ton; retail, SLIGO per GENITAL.
OIL OAKE MEAL-WholesAle, $50
Per tor; retail. 2 cents per pound.
BEEF - Advancing. Wholesale, 3
cents: retail. 10 20 20 cents per pound.
MI rTON-Whslesal cents; retail,
70 Is cents per pound
PORk-Nholesale, z cents; retail s
to l2b< cents Der pound.
FLOUR-WhOlesate, $4.75; retail. IS
per barrel.
BUrTER-Retail FROM As to 50 cents
per roll Of two pounds.
E6GS-Wholesale. 371<; retail, 10
cents per dozen.
CHICkENS-WholesalO, IS; retail,
&C..
APPLES-Wholesale So 10 60 Q ents,
and retail for 20 cents to 81.
CABBAGE - Wholesale, IL cents I;
retail, 2 cents per pound.
ONIONS-W Wholesale, $1.50 TO 81 per
GENITAL retail, 2i< 10 3 cents per pound.
COAL Retail. "a per ton at hunkers.
WOOD Retail, cord wood, 81 50 I;
stove wood, blocks. 81 stove wood.
split, $5par cord, delivered.
IRON-Foanders pay ga TO $40 per
ton for pig iron.
LOGS-Loecsrs receive &c to IS so
per thousand feet.
SEED-Cloyer, from Is 30 % cents
per pound; timothy, Ga 20 cents; red
top. II cents; orchard grass, 10 cents;
alfalfa. Is ceRts; perennial millet, 30
cents per pound.
PORTLAND. FEp.s.
WHEAT-Foreign markets easy and
lower. A rather liberal receipt is noted
/ here today from the eastern section.
Walla Walla and neigh boring points
sending ths bulk Of shipments.
OATS-Rsceipta noted are for ship
ment. Market firm locally under .
A light sapply.
POrArOE5-VeFy few moving. sbe
market being dull but fiFm-
E0GS-Few In. Selling AT zoe.
San FRANCISCO. FRB.
WheAt-The market Is very qaiet and
the feeling is that prices will 20 lower.
Shippers are lees disposed 70 pay ex-
IRENE pFices and look fer = further de-
cline. No. shipping, nominal Al kL451s1
eli535S.
Barley Steady at the decline. No.
feed spot 81 o. Buyer season, 81 o6s4f
seller season. $l.0iA.
OAts-Reeeipts are large and there
are more sellers: buyers doing little;
sales Of ehsiee Oregon reported at 50.
Quote Oregon &l.40sai.So.
Potatoes Good demand and market
arm. Barbanks. Since; Peerless.
$l.tSs1 s.; Garnet Obiie. &i.s09l-5o.
RAgs-Tesrs 10 q better demand and
| the market IL improving. Q1ote she.
Apples-In good demAna; good 30
choice. 81 Sa&l.T5.